Support information for 2011 Tohoku Kanto Earthquake

Katsunori Fujii
Chairperson of the Executive Board
Japan Disability Forum
United Nations Expert Group Meeting on Building Inclusive Society and Development through Promoting ICT Accessibility: Emerging Issues and Trends Special Session on "Towards disability-inclusive and responsive disasters and emergency response and management through Promoting Accessibility"
Cosponsored by: The United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA), the United Nations Information Center and the Nippon Foundation
Venue: The Nippon Foundation, Tokyo Japan,
Time: 9.30-11.30am, 20 April 2012

Miyagi Support Center finished sending personnel from JDF.

Immediately after the Great East Japan Earthquake, JDF set up the Headquarters to support persons with disabilities severely affected by the disaster.
With many thanks for the cooperation of affiliated bodies, we had dispatched personnel to carry out support activities for persons with disabilities and related organizations and providing information on-site.
On December 4 2011, JDF finished sending people from other prefectures and Headquarters to support the persons with disabilities inside Disaster Survivors Support Group Miyagi continuously takes the initiative in support activities in affected area.

JDF Headquarters for the Comprehensive Support for Persons with Disabilities hit by the Tohoku-Kanto Great Earthquake

JDF, Federation of major DPOs in Japan set up the Headquarters to support the persons with disabilities severely affected by the Tohoku-Kanto Great Earthquake and Tsunami.

Sendai City is providing 24 hr counseling/information for foreigners in English, Chinese, and Korean. Call 022-265-2471 or 022-224-1919.

Disaster Reduction and Human Renovation Institution (DRI)

DRI is currently analyzing the social and scientific impact of the 2011 Tohoku earthquake tsunami disaster and preparing measures for recovery/reconstruction based on its study of 1995 Hanshin Awaji earthquake and assumed Tokai-Tonankai-Nankai earthquake tsunami disaster.http://www.dri.ne.jp/english/index.html

The devastation brought to northern Japan by the Great Tohoku Earthquake on March 11 left a startling number of individuals without homes and in need of support.
While many have expressed interest in offering relief to those affected and contributing toward the rebuilding process of Japan, effectively connecting donors to those in need presents a tremendous challenge.
Wecarejapan.org is a website designed to face this challenge, facilitating the flow of information between people requesting aid and those offering donations.